Cake Aux Olives Vertes – Green Olive Cake Recipe
Appetizer · Provencal Recipes · TasteIt is time for the olive harvest in Provence, where most of the fruit is turned into healthy oil. However, some are left whole for snacking with a glass of local rosé. Here is a savoury recipe for quick bread made with olives.
Cake Aux Olives Vertes - Green Olive Cake
This is an easy, quick bread that blends savoury ingredients. It can be served as an appetizer or a light lunch with a green salad. The ingredients can be changed to suit the season and your tastes.
Ingredients
- 1¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder In France, use 1 package of Levure chimique
- 3/4 cup green olives pitted
- 3/4 cup smoked duck breast sliced
- 3/4 cup Gruyère cheese shredded
- 3 large eggs
- 1/4 cup Muscat or sherry
- 1/2 cup olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Butter and lightly flour a loaf pan.
- In a bowl mix together the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
- Add the eggs and mix until well blended and no flour remains.
- Add the Muscat and olive oil and mix well.
- Add the olives, smoked duck, and cheese, and mix until well blended. The batter will be relatively thick.
- Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes, until brown on top and a tester knife comes out clean.
- Remove the bread from the pan and cool on a rack or one side of the loaf.
Notes
This recipe can easily be tailored to suit your personal tastes. Change the cheese, meat, and olives to your favourites, like smoked salmon, pecorino, blue cheese, black olives, stuffed olives, etc.
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are we supposed to use 2 teaspoons of each (baking soda, and baking powder)?
Hello, and thank you for pointing out the typo. The recipe for the savoury Green Olive Cake has been updated, and we hope that you enjoy it.